The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08
The HUNT BOLT.
A Movement Aided and
Allotted by EX-GOy.
Nichols.
Efforts of the Democratic Committee
tGPrevent a Party Split.
Every Possible Concession
offered the Boilers.
They Refuse AU OvertWFes and
Keep Their Candidate
in the Field.
Report of the Democratic Executive Com
,,,tao IN Iha Votars af TIP District.
Report of the Democratic Executive Gem
mttee to the Voters of the District.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10, 1884.

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New ORLEANS, Oct. IS, 1884.
To .Eo Peopleo of the First Congressional Dis
The executive campaign committee Of the
regular Democratic Conservative party deem
il incumbent upon them to give to the body
of the peopIe-in this district some explana-
tons of the methods by which the Hon. Carrie
ton Hunt procured the nomination OF n self
constituted .'convention," whose respecta-
bi1ity. culture and influence are Haunted IN
the faces % the masses.
They consider this a fitting occasion upon
which to lend their notice to the.declarations
set forth in an address formulated, In the
name of the reform Democracy" on Mr..
Hunts behalf.
They formally, directly and unequivocaHy
denounce as foully false the imputation that
the nomination of the regular party was
offered or promised to any man for a money
consideration. o
They solerinly de&F and challenge proof of
essS1he assertion publicly made, that, without
sat tQlting the people, the nominee OF the
regM beQemocratic- Conservative party Cad
been senleNd long before the convention met
to select ahe 9didate, and even before the
delegates toaneRt convention had been
elected"
They desire TO ~ allsthe good people OF this
district against the maus ngsations OF the FOL
lowers Of one mani wn9d ESSef fns se Gloa5
and MISREPRESENTATION, to dece land mis-
They " direct Your attention to then that
the party, the methods and the mke Ngers
whom it now pleases Mr.. Hunt and his %SSbal
to &rraign and malign, Gre the very PAIN
methods and men to. whoa this politely
Judas is indebted for BIZ present reese r eleyasl9n dis J
trict exclusively in the interest of one mans
candidacy, these honest reform Democrats
d~isingeniously endeayor to justify their trga-
son to their party by pretending that the
Organization of the Democratic party for
legitimate exercise ct party functions was
kept too longaway from renewals by elections
By the people, as secured by the usages and
traditions of the party"
AT the very time the SANDER appeared in
the public prints the Hunt people knew that
aoonyention was about to- be called by the
executive committee whose appointment had
been made under authority OF the very con,
vention of 1882 whose nomlnaton secured
to Mr.. Hunt his present seatsln the Federal
House of Representatives.
These men whom Mr.. Hunt aud the immac-
ulate Freddy King are engaged in rev1llng
and slandering, are the men to whom the
reform candidate, WITH N hp inhf b eye lang and
nomination and election-these, the men to
whom he sEore eternal friendship and undy-
ing gratitude.
functions of the congressional executive
committee should cease with the assembling
of the convention convened under its call
TIE history of the Democratic party estab-
fishes that in this respect party TRADITIONS lions;
have ever been ~jealously observed In the First
Congressional District.
Mr.. Hunt knew aed knows, as dld the all-
thor of the famous address, y that the body
charged with the conduct of the congressional
election in the district had never attempted
TO keep away from the people the light to
control and renew the organization OF this
The victims Of Mr.. Hunts ingratitude say
to him thathe, of all men, was bound to de-
feGa them against this foul calumny, and
that he. by His silence, has approved and
This Committee affirm that the reform
Democracy, are seeking TO defraud the pub
That while charging the regular organize
ton with eonspiring to choose for the people
WITHOUT their consent, these ,reformeTs, +
sitting in secret with no show OF authority,
madeB1p q List OF names chosen from among
the Eartisaus of Mr.. Hunt, called the per-
sons thus selected together, n styled this
newly created ring o Convention"
That while they certified that the members
Of this had been elected, they
knew, as did Mr.. John Dynond, who de-
clared the fact over his signature, that the
Democracy of the district had not been con-
suited, nor any election held by the people,.
That while they yannt their devotion to.
party traditions, they decline to submit the
GLAZING Of their candidate for Endorsement By
the peoplenm accordance with Democratic
That, while they declare their unwayering
fealty to the party, they have inaugurated q
movement which jeopaTdizes its success.
That, while they declaim against tTingsn
and ring methods, r they themselves stand
forth the champions n representatives of q
ring wiihin whose narrow ,~circlosno man was
permitted to enter whose love for Hunt was
= NOT hal9nvpA IN h. mara at1d1frTnn than HE
devotion to party.
That, after having labored to blacken the
eharacteTso OF the men whose former support
had forced him into prominence, this cring-
ing place-man, this pattern vi pure and ex-
aited StateslllAnsh1p, this most scrIpuloII6
Mr. Hunt through the chairman of his own
executive committee sought. o nomination at
the hands 6f5the very men whose methods he
mEl1gns. ~
That. when his own yaunted exertions had
proved barren OF success, this egofistical
braggart fie1les the honors won by ADLER
men, and pArades the achievements of o Ran
dali and an Ellis as his very own.
Ia order that You may appreciate his char
acter, his candidacy and his loyalty, the his,
tory OF the present campaign, IS developed
BY the facts. IL here submitted for your in
formation.
II Il written vigorously, but accurately. in
vention:
Rocks EXECUTIVE CAMPAIaN CoMM1TTEEl
Of the Demoeratio-G conservative Party
NFIEAAENNEN ~ EL6 EAI902 QAE&CnGlOA11 4
New Orleans. Sept. %. 1884.
To the President Of the Demccratic-gonssTva-
tive Nominating Convention OF the First
Congressional District:
Az the members Of your executive conarnit-
tee we come LefQTe you, III obedience TO
PARTY traditions. for the purpose OF return
ing to the Democracy of fhe First Congress
sionaI District, In convention assembled, the
fnnctions and authority which, for a short
space, had been entrusted to our keeping.
we have deemed it to be within the line of
our duty to- submit 10 you q report. anent
The present aituation OF affairs within the
party. Consequent upon the determination
Of certain gentlemen Claiming to be Demo-
candidacy before the people, should have, at
whatever cost, the prestige OF q nomination,
m asBeTahlagc of pretended delegates has
been held, which, though unaccredited by
my constituency II pleased 70
members are alone authoFized TO act and
speak for and Ia the narae OF She Democracy
OF thed district.
Thatsyou may appreciate the true charae,
ter and purposes ct this pretended political
An Intrigue intended 10 delnds the public
into tne belief that tbs pe0pla had been con-
suited and that they had approved Of the
nomination. while in fact the plot had been
arrKnged the tender made exclusively by
a~gatherinE az political friends ct the candle
Shortly alter the return 81 Mr. Hunt to-
EEW Orleans hs discovered 10 bis great die
e0Eahtures. that che gentlemen To MiaUse ever
lions on his behalf he 0wes The nomination.
Congress, did hot consider themselves Under
any obligation 10 SUPPORT his csaiaas for To-
nQMln8klon aad dId 40 propose 30 cid hih
candidacy HIS sgieadss thorouehiy adyised